Red Hat Fixes FreeRDP Flaws in RHEL 7 and 8.6 Support Streams
Tech GuruQuick Answer
Red Hat fixes FreeRDP memory corruption, information disclosure and denial-of-service issues; the covered CVEs differ between the two support streams. Confirm the exact supported stream and installed build, apply the corresponding erratum, validate operations, and retain evidence.
Confirm Scope And Apply The Supported Remediation
What to do now: Record FreeRDP clients, gateways, enabled channels, remote desktop destinations and support entitlements. Match the documented versions, enabled features and attack prerequisites to the deployment before assigning applicability. Install the applicable signed update from the entitled Red Hat repository, preserving the package epoch, architecture and support stream. Restart clients and reconnect sessions after installing the applicable package. Verify gateway authentication, graphics, redirection and required device channels; retain installed and active versions, test results and change records.
Last verified: 2026-11-02 UTC. Recheck the authoritative advisory and supported distribution channel before changing production.
Scope And Authority
| Product scope | FreeRDP on RHEL 7 ELS and RHEL 8.6 AUS/EUS Extension |
|---|---|
| Advisory | RHSA-2026:93549 / RHSA-2026:93559 |
| CVEs | CVE-2026-91946, CVE-2026-91947, CVE-2026-91953, CVE-2026-91954, CVE-2026-91956, CVE-2026-91959, CVE-2026-91963, CVE-2026-91964 |
| Authoritative release date | 2026-11-02T10:22:59Z (latest release in the group; per-advisory dates below) |
| Authority revision date | 2026-11-02T11:06:15Z (latest authority revision) |
| Affected versions | Advisory-listed packages or images before the applicable fixed build on Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6); Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6); Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS); Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS). |
| Fixed version | freerdp-0:2.1.1-5.el7_9.14.src; freerdp-2:2.2.0-7.el8_6.14.src |
| CVSS base score | 6.5-8.8 (CVSS v3.1; CVE-specific) |
| CVSS severity | Medium to High |
| Exploitation status | The cited authority does not state that this issue is being maliciously exploited.; no exploitation claim is inferred. |
Authority-Specific Scope And Version Evidence
| RHSA-2026:93549 | Released 2026-11-02T05:58:37Z; revised 2026-11-02T10:59:10Z. Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6). Fixed source-package families: freerdp-2:2.2.0-7.el8_6.14.src. CVSS 6.5-8.8 (CVSS v3.1; CVE-specific); Medium to High. Vendor rating: Important. |
|---|---|
| RHSA-2026:93559 | Released 2026-11-02T10:22:59Z; revised 2026-11-02T11:06:15Z. Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS). Fixed source-package families: freerdp-0:2.1.1-5.el7_9.14.src. CVSS 6.5-8.8 (CVSS v3.1; CVE-specific); Medium to High. Vendor rating: Important. |
What Changed
Red Hat fixes FreeRDP memory corruption, information disclosure and denial-of-service issues; the covered CVEs differ between the two support streams.
What To Validate Now
- Inventory. Record FreeRDP clients, gateways, enabled channels, remote desktop destinations and support entitlements.
- Establish applicability. Match the documented versions, enabled features and attack prerequisites to the deployment before assigning applicability.
- Remediate. Install the applicable signed update from the entitled Red Hat repository, preserving the package epoch, architecture and support stream. Restart clients and reconnect sessions after installing the applicable package.
- Validate. Verify gateway authentication, graphics, redirection and required device channels; retain installed and active versions, test results and change records.
- Retain evidence. Preserve asset and owner identifiers, the applicability decision, before-and-after versions, change approval, installation output, validation results, and any exception or rollback record.
Operational Cautions
Keep remote desktop destinations trusted and do not mix RHEL 7 ELS and RHEL 8.6 package builds. CVSS values are per-CVE authority scores, not one score assigned to the entire update.
Evidence To Retain
- Exact product, release stream, package or application version, enabled feature, environment, and accountable owner.
- UTC timestamps, authority revision, approved change record, installer or package-manager output, and resulting version.
- Relevant logs and monitoring evidence, test results, exceptions, compensating controls, and rollback decisions.
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Authoritative References
Correction policy: If the authority changes affected versions, fixed versions, severity, exploitation information, mitigations, or required action, TechGeeks will update this notice and its verification date.
